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Sumer 54, 038 06 (P499317)

Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE

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Designation	Sumer 54, 038 06
ID	P499317
Museum no.	IM 141874
Collection	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Language	Sumerian
Period	Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
Genre	Administrative
Find spot	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Coordinates	31.6669, 45.8861

Transliteration (ATF)

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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.

Line	ATF	Machine English (draft)
obverse
1	4(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur	43 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 7 1/3 sila3 barley,
2	3(disz) ziz2 gur	3 gur emmer,
3	5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gig	5 ban2 3 sila3 wheat,
4	sze-numun mur-gu4	seed barley for oxen
5	1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sza3-gal amar	1 gur 1 barig 3 ban2, fodder of calves,
6	szunigin 4(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze gur	total: 44 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 7 1/3 sila3 barley,
7	szunigin 3(asz) ziz2 gur	total: 3 gur emmer
8	szunigin 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gig	total: 5 ban2 3 sila3 wheat
9	ki gu-du-du-ta	from Gududu
10	sza3-bi-ta	therefrom:
11	2(bur3) 2(esze3) 4(iku) 1/4(iku)? GAN2 1(u) 1/2(disz)-ta	2 bur3 2 eše3 4 1/4 iku surface area at 10 1/2 each,
12	7(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u)-ta	7 bur3 1 eše3 1/2 iku surface area at 10 each,
13	1(bur'u) 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 4(iku) 1(u) la2 1(disz)?-ta	18 bur3 1 eše3 4 iku at 10 less 1 each,
14	1(bur3) GAN2 8(disz)-ta?	1 bur3 surface area at 8 each,
reverse
1	1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 bala-a 1(u) la2 1(disz)?-ta	1 bur3 1 eše3 surface area, field of the bala, at 10 less 1 each
2	1(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 a-sza3 bala-a 8(disz)-ta	1 bur3 4 iku surface area, field of the bala, 8 each;
3	sze-numun-bi 2(u) 5(asz) 7(disz) sila3 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 gur	its seed grain: 25 gur 7 sila3 12 1/2 shekels;
4	ziz2-numun-bi 3(asz) gur	its emmer: 3 gur
5	gig-numun-bi 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3	its seed grain: 5 ban2 3 sila3
6	mur-gu4-bi# 1(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) x sila3 8(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 gur	its oxen: 18 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 x sila3 8 1/3 shekels
7	3(disz) amar gu4 sze-bi 4(barig) 3(ban2)	3 calves, oxen, its barley: 4 barig 3 ban2,
8	2(disz) amar ansze sze-bi 2(barig)	2 donkey calfs, its barley: 2 barig;
9	szunigin 4(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 5/6(disz) gin2 gur	total: 44 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 7 1/3 sila3 5/6 shekels
10	szunigin 3(asz) ziz2 gur	total: 3 gur emmer
11	szunigin 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gig	total: 5 ban2 3 sila3 wheat
12	zi-ga-am3	booked out,
13	nig2-ka9-ak sze-numun mur-gu4	accounts of seed barley for oxen
14	szesz-kal-la nu-banda3-gu4	Šeškalla, manager of oxen
left
1	mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul	year: “Simurrum was destroyed.‭

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